I was house sitting recently for a younger couple. I suppose I’m basing my ideas on how my family schemes changed in tandem with Dad’s spare cashflow. If one year he made more in the spring with bonuses and annual salary rise, then Mum was able to allocate some of the spare readies to upgradingContinue Reading Carriages Repurposed To Reflect Modern Furnishing
I was round at a pal’s recently – we were admiring the newest grandchild, out in their conservatory. I did think when invited to sit in there that it suddenly looked a bit more cramped and full with furniture. As soon as I sat, I realised the dining chair was much more comfortable than theContinue Reading Vintage Dining Set Inspires Decorating Theme
I’m sure we all remember the trend for painting furniture to look distressed, or limed. Not sure quite what the difference is but I for one am glad that phase has left us. I have been in two houses near me where the kitchens have had a large farmhouse table with six or even eightContinue Reading Checking A Distressed Finish Makes Me Wince
I don’t think many of us sit thinking about the subject of chairs very often. . . . They are just items we move about, shift around in, squat inelegantly in front of the tv and ignore much of the time. However, there are some truly superb designers, especially for chairs, about these days. IContinue Reading Bright Colours Bring Chairs Into Sharp Focus
Having recently acquired a very large drop leaf dining table, we’ve been in the process of moving the family sewing room upstairs to one of the spare bedrooms. At last we can think about using our dining room for having meals in. Joy! For the last two years it’s been an impromptu craft emporium –Continue Reading Designs On Dining & Craft Emporiums
Deciding how and where to decorate in a house can cause a quandry. My house is now twenty years old and so far I’ve only had it redecorated throughout once and it now needs another serious engagement with a paintbrush or two. I enquired of three companies about doing this work. Two of them respondedContinue Reading Vetting & Choosing The Best Decorator
When we moved into the home I still occupy, we had absolutely brand new everything thoughout the house because it was a new build property. For years we’d made do with cast offs and second hand shop finds. How we got by with with mismatched junk is remarkable. But the time came for this lovelyContinue Reading Lucky Sale Room Timing When Furnishing New Build
Whilst we’re currently in lockdown, we’re just not able to get out to those fantastic diy emporiums that have cropped up on the periphery of every town. They stand there like great unloved giants, all ready and stocked with the most wonderful selection of paints and other wall coverings, together with all the anciliary goodsContinue Reading Preparing Properly For Decorating Saves Time
For many during the early 2000s, making up mood boards was a way of creating the amosphere needed to really get going on a decorating and refurnishing project. All the wonderful colour magazines that festoon the supermarket shelves are absolutely full of this seasons colour themes and there are ideas galore of how to makeContinue Reading Taking Decorating Delight From Mood Boards
Ah the good old days of getting the shade cards from the decorating shop and standing in various spots around the room to check lighting – direct sunlight and from the one overhead light bulb . . . then before we were able to buy those tiny tester pots, we’d take a chance on theContinue Reading Tester Pots & Colour Matching For Decorating Perfection